Sandford Bay surfForecast / Scot – East Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 BST
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Sandford Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sandford Bay sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Sandford Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Sandford Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Sandford Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, near gales from the NW by Thu night).

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
1.3
N
5
1.7
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3
NNE
11
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
2.4
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
10
9
8
15
7
6
6
6
94
221
470
827
1175
1600
2049
2474
3034
2987
2383
2518
1818
1064
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:29AM2.92m
11:19PM2.98m
11:18AM3.12m
00:01AM3.19m
12:07PM3.32m
00:42AM3.34m
Low Tide
4:27AM1.07m
4:54PM0.49m
5:16AM0.82m
5:40PM0.28m
6:01AM0.56m
6:25PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:47
4:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:21
9:22
Temp °C
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-4
-4
-5
-5
-4
-3
-3
-2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
3
NNE
11
3
NNE
10
2.5
NNE
10
2.4
NNE
10
Energy kJ
29
18
10
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
2383
1924
1450
1064
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
7
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
1
1
9
8
8
4
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
N
3
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.7
N
6
2.1
N
7
2.5
NNE
8
2.5
NNE
9
3
NNE
9
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
10
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
Energy kJ
28
1
1
15
1
6
13
26
94
221
470
827
1175
1600
2049
2474
3034
2987
2518
1818
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
134
134
134
144
509
692
180
144
819
226
1317
1317
276
276
114
455
455
455
697
645
276
168
93
93
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - East Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
4
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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